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One that uses wings.

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  1. n. One that uses wings.
  2. n. The fly of a flag: See Fly, n., 6.
  3. n. Anything that is scattered abroad in great numbers as a theatrical programme, an advertising leaf, etc.
  4. n. One in a flight of steps which are parallel to each other(as in ordinary stairs), as distinguished from a winder.
  5. n. The pair of arms attached to the spindle of a spinning frame, over which the thread passes to the bobbin; -- so called from their swift revolution. See Fly, n., 11.
  6. n. The fan wheel that rotates the cap of a windmill as the wind veers.
  7. n. A small operation not involving ? considerable part of one's capital, or not in the line of one's ordinary business; a venture.
  8. n. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
  9. n. someone who travels by air
  10. n. someone who operates an aircraft
  11. One in a flight of steps which are parallel to each other(as inordinary stairs), as distinguished from a winder.